reloading for newbies

[bdog]

I have an old rcbs single stage press, a uniflow powder measure, a rcbs digital scale and that is about it. I reloaded some 30 herret shells over 15 years ago and have not reloaded any rifle or handgun ammo since. I bought the digital scale last year to use in loading shotgun shells.

I recently bought a 243WSSM and I love the gun but the $25/box for ammo is killing me. I am looking into relaoding for this gun. I assume I would need dies, shellholder, powder, primers, bullets and a new loading manual.  Am I missing anything? I haven't loaded since the early 90's so I have forgot most of it.

Also what about costs. Assuming the equipment is paid for what does it cost to reload a box of 20 rounds these days?

[jgalar]

A case trimmer

[ricciardelli]

Using Sierra 85 grain HPBT bullets, Winchester brass, WLR primers and 48.7 grains of H-4350, reloading costs (at what I pay for components) would be:

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POWDER
Cost Per Pound $13.68
Grains Per Load 48.7
Cost Per Load $ 0.10

PRIMERS
Cost Per 1000 $13.80
Cost Per Load $ 0.01

BULLETS
Cost Per 100  $12.99
Cost Per Load $ 0.13

CASES
COST PER 100  $28.42
Cost Per Load $ 0.28

TOTAL COST PER ROUND $ 0.52

TOTAL COST PER 20 $10.46

TOTAL COST PER 50 $26.15

TOTAL COST PER 100  $52.31

TOTAL COST PER 1000 $523.07


[Jim45]

The brass is the most $ in your calcs.  Using them over and over bring the cost/round way down.